John Wanamaker Quotes

"I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted. Now, if I only knew which half."
-John Wanamaker

"Nothing comes merely by thinking about it."
-John Wanamaker

"Many persons have an idea that one cannot be in business and lead an upright life, whereas the truth is that no one succeeds in business to any great extent, who misleads or misrepresents."
-John Wanamaker in Life quotes.

"When a customer enters my store, forget me. He is king."
-John Wanamaker

"Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own."
-John Wanamaker in Courtesy quotes.

"Keep up the old standards, and day by day raise them higher."
-John Wanamaker

"Any seeming deception in a statement is costly, not only in the expense of the advertising but in the detrimental effect produced upon the customer, who believes she has been misled."
-John Wanamaker in Advertising quotes.

"People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness."
-John Wanamaker

"Do the next thing."
-John Wanamaker